r/BlackMentalHealth is a subreddit with 14k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses black, mental health, struggling, racism, and family.
We welcome all Black folks to share their experiences with mental health and all the things that intersect with it. Join this sub to get advice, support, and resources.
Popular Themes in r/BlackMentalHealth
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Are there any other black girls who relate to this…"
30 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "A black content creator shares her experience of being misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder which turned out to be autism & ADHD"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/BlackMentalHealth
#1
Black
: "Are there any other Black girls who relate to this…"
78 posts
#2
Mental Health
: "I believe that "black people dont...." is very toxic to black Mental Health"
48 posts
#3
Struggling
: "Struggling financially is making me chronically depressed."
31 posts
#4
Racism
: "Reddit is really “progressive” until you talk about Racism."
28 posts
#5
Family
: "I hate my mother - and yes, I do mean hate her - for getting our Family kicked out of the apartment complex we’d lived in for twenty years."
19 posts
#6
Hate
: "I Hate my mother - and yes, I do mean Hate her - for getting our family kicked out of the apartment complex we’d lived in for twenty years."
18 posts
#7
Anxiety
: "Social Anxiety due to racism"
16 posts
#8
Worst
: "Tired of Being POC/N-word"
16 posts
#9
Therapy
: "The difference between respect and obedience explained by a therapist."
14 posts
#10
Identity
: "From one black person to another:"
13 posts
Flair Used in r/BlackMentalHealth
#1
Venting - advice welcomed
: "White men have no empathy at all."
86 posts
#2
Trigger Warning - Venting
: "Are there any other black girls who relate to this…"
30 posts
#3
Just sharing a lil sumn sumn
: "Finished my B.A. degree after 4 years… but mentally, this was the hardest part"
28 posts
#4
Venting - no advice please
: "I really wish abuse wasn’t so normalized in the black community"
17 posts
#5
Seeking Advice
: "My Qalbi/My Bestfriend/My Protector."
16 posts
#6
Question for the Folks
: "Have yall ever experienced this?"
10 posts
#7
Positive Content
: "hey guys you propably remember me from my last posts, i completed my electrical exam and i passed!"
6 posts
#8
Mental Health Resource
: "I appreciate his candor"
2 posts
#9
Trigger Warning - Seeking Advice
: "My white therapist said the n-word"
2 posts
#10
Hype Me Up!
: "The Importance of Having a Black Doctor"
1 post
Member Growth in r/BlackMentalHealth
Yearly
+3k members(31.5%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026